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| ROL bicycling Group schedules trips April through September | |||
| Welcome to ROL Bicycling Group Schedule. Here you will find the posted bicycling trips that are coming up and what some people have to say about past trips. This schedule is based on weather conditions. As long as the weather is good to fair (55 to 100 degrees) and no rain we will go. This group is for recreational bicycling and all ages are invited. The purpose of this bicycling group is to build relationships with other people in the group. During the trip we will be praying, sharing, encouraging each other and praising God. There will be no requirements other than to have a safe and fun ride. We recommend that you bring along water bottles. We ride only as fast as the slowest bicyclist. Planned Bicycle rides range from 15 to 60 miles in length and will take about 2 to 8 hours. Please take note of the dates that are scheduled for "Day Trips" or "Away Trips". On "Day Trips" we will drive to a location and return that same day. On "Away Trips" we will be gone for more than one day. Away Trips will also require over night stay in a hotel, motel, lodge or camping. Where will the group be bicycling this year? The Cedar Valley Nature Trail is an abandon railroad line that runs between Waterloo, Iowa and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It has a crushed limestone surface. There are several small communities and towns along the trail. Cedar Rapids City Trail is an asphalt trail that runs form just north of Center Point Road NE and 32nd Street NE through downtown Cedar Rapids and South to about the athletic fields. The trail is about 7 miles long. Sac & Fox Recreation Trail is located in Cedar Rapids. This packed dirt trail that runs along the Cedar River & Indian Creek. This trail is 7.5 miles long which is perfect for a nice evening ride. The Old Creamery Trail is 15 miles of limestone screening (30 miles round trip). Built on a former railroad corridor between Vinton and Dysar. This trip is Planned as a "Day Trip". The Root River Trail 50+ miles of a "Y" shaped trail that runs along the Root River. This can be a "Day Trip" or ?Away Trip? to Minnesota about one hour south of Rochester. The trial is from Harmony to Lanesboro and then splits off north to Fountain or south to Preston. The trail provides outstanding views of the soaring limestone bluffs of the Root River Valley. Wildlife is abundant with wild turkeys, deer, hawks, and turkey vultures. Historical buildings and rural communities are along trail. With resturants, museums and unique shop to be explored. Brandon to Evansdale is a 23 mile section of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. The first 8 miles is crushed limestone and the next 15 miles are on pavement. This is a 46 mile round trip. There are stops every 4 to 8 miles. 12 miles in to the trip is La Port City where you will find restaurants and a Thrifty Shop. On this ride you might see deer, hawks, cranes, owls, geese, wild flowers and more. Iowa trips added: Length, Surface, Trail Name, Location - (in Iowa) 14, Asphalt, Volksweg Trail, 3 miles south of Pella 15, Cinder, Cinder Path Trail, Chariton to Humes 17, limestone, Praire Farmer Trail, Calmer to Cresco 18, limestone, Great Western Trail, Des Moines to Martensdale 19, concrete, Sioux City Area Trails, Sioux City 20, limestone, Chichaqua Valley Trail, Baxter to Bondurant 24, Asphalt, Salorville-Des Moines River Trail, Polk City to Des moines 29, limestone, Heritage Trail. Dyersville to Sageville 32, limestone, Heart of Iowa Naure Trail, Melbourne to Slater 33, limestone, Three Rivers Trail, Rolfe to Eagle Grove 33, mixxed, Suak Rail Trail, Lakeview to Carrol 34, Asphalt, Raccoon River Valley Trail, Yale to Waukee 63, limestone, Council Buffs to Blanchard, Walbash Trace Nature Trail http://www.traveliowa.com/thingstodo/trails/ Wisconsin trips added: Length, Surface, Trail Name, Location, Web Site - (in Wisconsin) 25, limestone, Great River Trail, Marshland to La Crosse, www.tourismonalaska.wi.us 22, limestone, La Crosse River Trail La Crosse to Sparta, www.lacrosseriverstatetrail.org 32, limestone, Elroy - Sparta Trail, Sparta to Elroy, www.elroy-sparta-trail.org 12.5, Paved, Omaha County Trail, Elroy to Camp Douglas 22, limestone, 400 Trail, Elro to Reedsburg, www.400statetrail.org This group is for everybody who wants a little exercise and fellowship. We encourage the whole family to come and enjoy the ride. We will only go as fast as the slowest rider. All minors must be accompanied by an adult or have a signed Parental Consent Form. ALL MINORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT FOR "DAY TRIPS" AND "AWAY TRIPS". Feel free to e-mail us at: rolwebmaster@juno.com Looking forward to seeing you on the biking trail. |
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| Logged Rides this year: | |||
| 04/25/03 - we drove up to the Root River trail and biked from Preston to Whalan and back. This was a nice day trip of which we biked a total of 33 miles. 05/07/03 - We went to Cedar Falls and road the paved trails around George Wyth State Park for a total of 19 miles round trip. 05/13/03 - We biked the Cedar Valley Nature trail from Hiawatha to LaFayette and back. This was a short ride for a total of 15 miles. 05/26/03 - This was an away trip to the KATY Trail in Missouri. On Monday we drove to Missouri and spent the night. 05/27/03 - On Tuesday we biked the KATY Trail from Jefferson City to Streedman and back for a total of 44 miles. 05/28/03 - On Wednesday we biked the KATY Trail from McKittrick to Steedman and back for a total of 42 miles. 06/05/03 - We went on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Hiawatha to Center Point and back for a total of 26 miles. 06/11/03 - We went on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Center Point to Port Byron and back for a total of 52 miles. 06/16/03 - We went on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Hiawatha to LaFayette and back for a total of 15 miles. 06/22/03 - This was an away trip to the KATY Trail in Missouri. On Sunday we drove to Missouri and spent the night. 06/23/03 - On Monday we biked the KATY Trail from Easley to Rocheport and back for a total of 45 miles. 06/24/03 - On Tuesday we biked the KATY Trail from Jefferson City to Easley and back for a total of 39 miles. 07/02/03 - This was an away trip to the Saylorville - Des Moines trail in Iowa. On Wednesday we drove to Polk City Iowa to ride the trail. We biked 35 miles from Polk City to Des Moines and back that day 07/03/03 - On Thursday we biked the Raccoon River Valley trail from Waukee to Yale and back for a total of 68 miles. 07/13/03 - This was an away trip to the "Sparta - Elroy Trail" in Wi. On Sunday we drove to Wilton, Wi. Wilton is located in the middle of the "Sparta - Elroy Trail". 07/14/03 - Monday we bicycled from Wilton to Sparta on the C and then 2.5 miles past Bangor on the "La Crosse River Trail". This was 60 miles round trip. 07/15/03 - Tuesday we bicycled from Wilton to Elroy on the "Sparta - Elroy Trail" and turned north onto the "Omaha County Trail" and countinued on to Hustler. This was a 50 mile trip. 07/27/03 - This was an away trip to Trempealeau, WI. On Sunday we drove to Trempealeau and bicycled the "Great River Trail" from Trempealeau to the Marshland Area. This was a 19 miles round trip. 07/28/03 - On Monday we bicycled from Trempealeau to La Crosse on the "Great River Trail" and then from La Crosse to Bangor on The "La Crosse River Trail" and back. This was a 58 mile round trip. 07/29/03 - On Tuesday we drove to Reedsburg, WI to bicycle the "400 Trail". We went from Reedsburg to Elroy and back for a 44 mile round trip. 08/19/03 - Tuesday we drove up to Preston, WI to bicycle the Root River Trail. We rode from Preston to Rushford and back for a total of 58 miles. This is a great day trip. |
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| SCHEDULED BICYCLING RIDES: | |||
Sign the GUEST BOOK so that we can send you an e-mail when short notice biking trips become available. We are going to have a good mix of both short and long trips this summer. Please e-mail me with your request: Date, Time, Which Trail you want to ride. We need your feed back to help us schedule the kind of biking trips you like. SEND YOUR REQUEST TO: rolwebmaster@juno.com "Tell Us Your Story"
Sign the GUEST BOOK so that we can send you an e-mail when short notice biking trips become available. Or fax your e-mail address &/or phone # to: 270-458-4077 (fax) |
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| PAST RIDES LOGGED | |||
| 04/04/2001 12:00 pm at the Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael & Sherry completed a 15 mile bike ride. 04/04/2001 06:00 pm at the Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael & Keith completed a 15 mile bike ride. 04/10/2001 06:00 pm at the Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael, Sherry & Keith went on a little over 10 miles. The trail was flooded about 2 miles from the end. 04/14/2001 09:00am at the Cedar Valley Nature Trail Michael & Mark went on a 20 mile bike ride. The trail was soft so we turned around at the 10 mile marker and headed back 04/19/2001 06:00pm at Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael, Keith & Mark completed a 15 mile bike ride in a little over 1 hour of actual peddling time. 04/24/2001 06:00pm at Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael & Sherry Completed a 15 mile bike ride. This was a great ride with a music tape playing during the ride. 04/29/2001 03:00pm at Cedar Valley Nature Trail Michael, Keith & Mark completed a 15 mile ride. We had a helpful wind in our back on the way out but it slowed us down a little on the way back. 05/08/2001 06:00pm at Cedar Rapids City Trail Michael & Keith completed a 15 mile ride. The Cedar River water level was up and covered the trail by the city dump. We were able to walk our bikes through the grass to get around and continue the ride. 05/19/2001 8:00am at Cedar Valley Nature Trail Michael, Keith, Mark and Tim started at Brandon and biked north towards Waterloo. Mark and Keith completed a 46 mile ride to Evansdale and back. Tim and Michael completed a 37 mile ride to Gilbertsville and back. 06/24/2001 6:00pm at the Cedar Valley Nature Trail Michael, Sherry, Bob, Theresa, John, Mark, Hannah, Sarah, Peggy, Terri, Keith and Jackie biked from Hiawatha to La Fayette and back. This was a 15 miles round trip bike ride. 07/01/2001 6:00pm at the Cedar Valley Nature Trail Michael, Sherry, Terri, Jim, Keith, Jackie, Joni and Fred biked from Hiawatha to La Fayette and back. This was a 15 miles round trip bike ride. |
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